Among the many firearms, guns were undoubtedly the most common and practical ones. The development of guns in the East and the West were also different.0

Due to the flourishing maritime trade and close exchanges between the East and the West, the development of firearms in the Eastern Continent was largely influenced by the Western Continent. An example would be the percussion lock firearm that was invented by the Western Continent and later spread to the Eastern Continent.0

Later, there were obvious differences in the areas of development between the two sides. The Western Continent emphasized the importance of the firearm itself, while the Eastern Continent believed that the projectiles fired were the key.0

As a result, the two sides embarked on a completely different path of development. Firearms in the Western Continent gradually trended toward abandoning projectiles, while firearms in the Eastern Continent continued to improve on projectiles, treating...0